AI Therapy Bots Are Conducting 'Illegal Behavior,' Digital Rights Organizations Say

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AI Therapy Bots Are Conducting 'Illegal Behavior,' Digital Rights Organizations Say

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months ago

Exclusive: An FTC complaint led by the Consumer Federation of America outlines how therapy bots on Meta and Character.AI have claimed to be qualified, licensed therapists to users, and why that may be breaking the law.

An FTC complaint led by the Consumer Federation of America outlines how therapy bots on Meta and Character.AI have claimed to be qualified, licensed therapists to users, and why that may be breaking the law.

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